This is useful if you need to cancel any long-term month contracts like your phone or internet plans.

The same goes for your Rundfunkbeitrag , the national TV and radio tax. Figuring out the Anmeldung is one big step towards getting used to German bureaucracy and settling into your new life here.

If you found this helpful, check out my other practical how-to guides for expats here. Besides the Anmeldung, opening a bank account is another hassle, but I figured out how to open a bank account in Germany the easy way.

Sign in Get started. Open a bank account You need to open a bank account if you want to live and work in Germany: File your tax return Anyone who is employed should submit an income tax return for the previous year s.

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Enter the information in your preferred language and receive the filled in form in German. Then hand it in to the appropriate department, equipped with the necessary information for yourself and the public official.

With our expert knowledge you avoid the stress of moving and streamline the relocation process. Everyone wanting to open a bank account, apply for a residence permit, get a health insurance, obtain a tax ID, subscribe to internet, etc.

Do I need an appointment? Select your city and fill in the Anmeldung Form in your preferred language. It takes minutes. The registration is city-based, so you can choose your preferred citizens office within your city.

For long-term solutions, this flat listing site for Germany can help you. Hand it over to your employer, possibly before getting your first payslip.

In fact, you cannot live in Germany more than 3 months without having an officially registered address. There are some exceptions: If you plan on: This is achieved by submitting in person an Anmeldung form Anmeldeformular to your local registration office called Bürgeramt or Bürgerbüro, or even Kundenzentrum and KVR also called Einwohnermeldeamt, which it's the citizens office at the Bürgeramt.

This is required for any change of address. At the Bürgeramt you will receive a proof of registration see image below called either Meldebestätigung, Anmeldebestätigung or Meldeschein, which is needed for many official matters, such as opening a bank account, obtaining a residence permit or applying for a German health insurance.

The Bürgeramt registration needs to be done within 14 days of relocating to your new German address. The document is called "Wohnungsgeberbestätigung".

You can download it here below:. That letter above must be shown to the Bürgeramt official possibly during the registration or no later than 2 weeks after your registered at the Bürgeramt.

If you have not found a "permanent" residence yet, it is sometimes possible to register with your hotel or hostel. Ask at your hostel's reception for further details.

In case you are subletting the place:. When you leave the country, you need to de-register your German address, this is called the "A b meldung".

This process could be done by email most of the time. Once you've done your Anmeldung, the federal tax authority will send your tax ID also called Identification number to your registered German address automatically within weeks.

If you cannot wait, you can directly try to go to your local Finanzamt check your registered address ZIP code and request it, but it's not sure they will already have it in their system!

The tax ID is important for the purposes of taxation, government benefits and health care. Your future employer might request you that unique number.

Some employers would directly contact the German tax authority to get that number. Most companies are doing their best to accommodate the needs of their new employees who start their new life in Germany, so they will usually wait for your tax ID max.

Do not confuse that "IdNr. I had an anmeldung in Dusseldorf. I worked there for a company that was offering accomodation. Than i was fired,and i had to move and i moved in Essen and here i live at my girlfriend for 7 months, i found a job here,and they did not asked me fro the anmeldung, but i dont have an anmeldung because the owner of the appartmant could not make me one.

Im paying all the taxes,my health insurance,everything. I keep looking for an apartment but i did not found anything. In theory, there should be a fine yes.

In practice, i have never heard of it happen before. You need to register in a Bügeramt located in the same city as the address you want to register to.

Hello i need some serious help. I have 11 months contract with them. Now it has been six month and i have to go to the University in another city duisburg becuase of this thing administration has said to me that if you cancel your contract then you have to pay more fees that i will explain: Can the Bürgeramt grant me the new Anmeldung in my new City?

Or i just have to pay the penulty in Berlin? Is there any stuff like,if i have a two Anmeldung simulfaneously then i have to pay more tax??

Please help me with this matter. I thank you so much in advance. I have a question from the landlord side: I have a friend who has an internship in Berlin for a few months and he wants to do a proper Anmeldung.

Are there any consequences for me as a landlord allowing him to do the Anmeldung as a resident in my apartment without any contract or rent being paid?

I am working in Berlin and would go to back to my home country for vacation months. I would directly go to Hamburg to join my new job directly once i am back from my country.

So in this case do i need to de-register right away before going for vacation OR shall i not do it..

My girlfriend and I will be living together where we register, but we are not married or in a civil partnership. Do we still apply together and on the same anmeldung form?

This affects your tax code, so its worth knowing. However I have a friend in Berlin I could say I am staying with temporarily, could I do an anmeldung with them and then be able to get a tax number to allow me to work?

Regarding that, could the person that states in the wohnungsbestatigung that he having a guest over in his house although he does not really get in trouble for that?

Also, is the landlord involved in this process? So yes, in theory this person could get in trouble. Thankyou so very much for such a helpful blog.

I also have one question regarding the Anmeldung. I just booked an online appointment of 17th October,18 but now I am bit worried about it.

So, I kindly want to ask you; will there be any consequences for this 2 weeks time period? Hey, I have a small question which I hoped to find an answer to on this very helpful page.

I need to do the Anmeldung with the Berliner Bürgeramt, as I start studying this October and need the Meldebestätigung for the immatrikulation.

Do I still have to get the signature from the owner of the flat when it is only for a month and a half?

I have a question since I am not sure. I have been working here as an intern. I could have a bank account since I had a Vertrag from my company.

So, they put me in the highest steuer category and reduced much more than they normally should reduce according to the yearly brutto salary amount.

I will extend my internship for another 3 months. In this case, I definitely need to register myself and get a steuerID. But I wonder somethings.

Do you have any idea about the costs? After registering myself, does it take too much time to get a visa? They told me I dont need any termin for that but I am not totally sure if it is like that..

If not, read this. Depends on your situation. Probably yes if you are extending a visa. Many thanks for your blog and your replies.

I have a question about de-registering abmelden. I have a freelance Visa, but will be overseas for 2 months and must move out of my apartment.

I have been asked to register, but will this affect my Visa? In my opinion, it would affect a possible extension if your visa were to run-out during that time.

Thanks for the article. Hi I am marrid with EU citizen not german , so I have family union residence which gives me working permit in germany. I work for a german company.

My residence depends on my wife, she should reside in germany. So my question is, what if our anmeldung drops, will i able to hold my residence and work?

In my opinion, the answer is most probably yes. If you need a Meldebescheinigung, i strongly recommend to move into the new one.

So I moved to Berlin, and am staying in A hostel while I find a flat, Does the 13 day dead line apply only once I sign for a flat?

Hi CAM, did you register with the hostel address? I will be arriving in Germany shortly with my working holiday visa but will not get a flat until I find a job so I would like to sort all my paperwork with the hostel address.

Hi, I did Anmeldung with my wife and daughter around 2 years ago in Berlin. But recently, 3 months ago I discovered my wife and daughter names had been removed from this address.

What could have been the cause of this problem? Ex a registration will not be possible for 2 people in 1 room apartment.

I am skeptical about this. Would be glad if someone can share if there exist some criteria like this.

Or do I need to go to Hannover? Thank your for this nice text. I have a question. Bed and Breakfast acccommodation in Berlin.

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